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Fantôme Black Ghost
Brasserie Fantôme
- From:
- Brasserie Fantôme
- Belgium
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 19.32%
- Reviews:
- 146
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 16, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 06, 2004
- Wants:
- 39
- Gots:
- 8
No description / notes.
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Ratings by whartontallboy:
Reviewed by whartontallboy from New York
4.28/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.28/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours out a dark reddish brown with a big beige head of foamy bubbles. Nice looking, head fades slowly.
Smell is all sorts of stuff thrown together. A dark raisiny fruit smell is immediately apparent, as is a substantial amount of alcohol, some grapes, cherries, chocolate, and general goodness.
The flavor is extremely interesting and marked by a somewhat harsh peppery bite that grabs the tongue and lingers down the throat in the finish. I haven't experienced anything else quite like it, but it really complements the earthy flavors of dark chocolate and fruit that run through the rest of the taste. There's a lot going on in this one, but the pepper and earthy character wins out.
The mouthfeel is nicely carbonated and somewhat dry.
Overall: I was looking forward to trying this one, and it delivered in a major way. Worth every penny of the nine bucks I spent on it, and a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.
Jul 03, 2005Smell is all sorts of stuff thrown together. A dark raisiny fruit smell is immediately apparent, as is a substantial amount of alcohol, some grapes, cherries, chocolate, and general goodness.
The flavor is extremely interesting and marked by a somewhat harsh peppery bite that grabs the tongue and lingers down the throat in the finish. I haven't experienced anything else quite like it, but it really complements the earthy flavors of dark chocolate and fruit that run through the rest of the taste. There's a lot going on in this one, but the pepper and earthy character wins out.
The mouthfeel is nicely carbonated and somewhat dry.
Overall: I was looking forward to trying this one, and it delivered in a major way. Worth every penny of the nine bucks I spent on it, and a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by scottfrie from California
3.24/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.24/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Thank for sharing, Mike.
A: Pours a dark iced-tea/light cola color with a thin, fuzzy, head.
S: I get notes of musty barrel mixed with dark fruit skins, cheese, and horse shit.
T: Follows the nose along with strange fruit skins, mild oxidization, old grains, and a kiss of tingly vinegar. Dark grain taste similar to whole wheat toast. Slight grape. Flavors are muted and have a touch of aspirin bitterness.
M: Greasy, medium body, slightly tart, very low carbonation. Slick and wet, not super drying.
O: Kinda bleh. Not my favorite. I'd be hard pressed to drink a whole bottle of this. Not a drain-pour mess like some of their other beers though.
Jun 23, 2015A: Pours a dark iced-tea/light cola color with a thin, fuzzy, head.
S: I get notes of musty barrel mixed with dark fruit skins, cheese, and horse shit.
T: Follows the nose along with strange fruit skins, mild oxidization, old grains, and a kiss of tingly vinegar. Dark grain taste similar to whole wheat toast. Slight grape. Flavors are muted and have a touch of aspirin bitterness.
M: Greasy, medium body, slightly tart, very low carbonation. Slick and wet, not super drying.
O: Kinda bleh. Not my favorite. I'd be hard pressed to drink a whole bottle of this. Not a drain-pour mess like some of their other beers though.
Fantôme Black Ghost from Brasserie Fantôme
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
190 ratings
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